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Columbia Livestock Center (UPI) Market Report

Multi-state · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 26, 2025

286 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $269.75/cwt +42.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,209/hd at 819 lb · 63 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $269.75/cwt -5.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,956/hd at 725 lb · 32 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $256.38/cwt +14.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,602/hd at 625 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 286 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 370.00 $370.00 $999 —
355–380 372 3 334.00–360.00 $342.28 $1,273 —
405 405 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,296 —
485–490 488 2 322.00–327.00 $324.51 $1,584 +12.51
505 505 1 327.00 $327.00 $1,651 —
532 value added 532 3 339.00 $339.00 $1,803 —
570 570 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,767 +7.75
615–635 620 4 285.00–290.00 $288.72 $1,790 +15.23
702–748 value added 724 30 269.00–272.00 $270.00 $1,955 -5.00
740 740 2 266.00 $266.00 $1,968 —
760–790 770 3 255.00–261.00 $258.95 $1,994 +36.95
819 value added 819 63 269.75 $269.75 $2,209 —
896 896 1 243.00 $243.00 $2,177 —
1065 1065 1 220.00 $220.00 $2,343 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 335.00 $335.00 $988 —
315 315 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,024 —
555 555 1 262.00 $262.00 $1,454 -20.00
605–640 622 3 250.00–277.00 $267.34 $1,663 —
730 730 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,730 +37.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 281 4 322.00–332.00 $326.35 $917 —
325–340 333 2 335.00–340.00 $337.56 $1,124 +7.56
408 value added 408 3 317.00 $317.00 $1,293 —
402–428 415 5 295.00–305.00 $301.21 $1,250 +3.88
470–482 476 10 290.00–295.00 $294.31 $1,401 +12.31
505–535 526 7 275.00–290.00 $282.55 $1,486 +20.76
550–570 565 5 275.00–287.00 $280.80 $1,587 —
585 585 1 257.00 $257.00 $1,503 —
602–642 625 18 247.00–261.00 $256.38 $1,602 +14.32
653–677 661 9 259.00–261.00 $260.32 $1,721 +13.32
715 715 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,730 —
790 790 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,817 —
885 885 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,876 +1.97
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 thin fleshed 225 1 350.00 $350.00 $788 —
260–270 265 2 312.00–320.00 $316.08 $838 —
310–345 328 2 317.00–320.00 $318.42 $1,044 +38.42
400–415 411 5 235.00–285.00 $264.25 $1,086 -2.75
450–495 473 2 276.00–287.00 $281.76 $1,333 +34.76
520–525 522 3 265.00–270.00 $268.34 $1,401 +27.65
560–565 563 2 237.00–262.00 $249.56 $1,405 —
605 605 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,464 +10.00
685 685 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,658 +62.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,348 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–360 358 2 320.00–322.00 $321.01 $1,149 —
405–438 429 5 317.00–330.00 $322.46 $1,383 +10.46
450 450 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,440 +8.00
500–544 515 13 292.00–309.00 $298.66 $1,538 +15.14
550–588 575 3 298.00–312.00 $302.46 $1,739 +21.83
616 616 4 283.00 $283.00 $1,743 —
680 680 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,768 —
708 708 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,770 +9.00
802 802 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,748 +3.07
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 368 2 302.00–315.00 $308.19 $1,134 —
405–430 417 3 252.00–275.00 $263.77 $1,100 —
490 490 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,372 —
540 540 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,485 +29.23
585 585 2 282.00–290.00 $286.00 $1,673 +33.67
625 625 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,325 -21.49
785 785 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,727 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 267.00 $267.00 $1,322 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1235 1158 80-85% 3 134.00–137.00 $135.25 $1,566 —
1050–1410 1245 80-85% 8 142.00–153.00 $148.38 $1,847 +19.94
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1680 1556 75-80% 8 145.00–154.00 $148.32 $2,308 +6.26
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–915 893 85-90% 2 108.00–109.00 $108.51 $969 —
955–1260 1087 85-90% 3 117.00–124.00 $120.03 $1,305 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1555 1555 1 149.00 $149.00 $2,317 —
1400–2290 1834 5 170.00–180.00 $173.56 $3,183 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1400 1400 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,325.00 $2,325.00

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.